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Soda Ban May Hit the Big Apple
An anonymous reader writes "NYC residents may soon be unable to buy big gulps. In an effort to curb obesity, New York City's Mayor Bloomberg is seeking a ban on oversized sodas in restaurants, movie theaters and stadiums officials said on Wednesday. 'Obesity is a nationwide problem, and all over the U.S., public health officials are wringing their hands saying, "Oh, this is terrible,"' Mayor Bloomberg said. 'New York City is not about wringing your hands; it's about doing something. I think that's what the public wants the mayor to do.'"
People already know that soda is unhealthy. They just don't care. Reminds me of Dennis Leary talking about cigarettes... same basic idea.
"There's a guy- I don't know if you've heard about this guy, he's been on the news a lot lately. There's a guy- he's English, I don't think we should hold that against him, but apparently this is just his life's dream because he is going from country to country. He has a senate hearing in this country coming up in a couple of weeks. And this is what he wants to do. He wants to make the warnings on the packs bigger. Yeah! He wants the whole front of the pack to be the warning. Like the problem is we just haven't noticed yet. Right? Like he's going to get his way and all of the sudden smokers around the world are going to be going, "Yeah, Bill, I've got some cigarettes.. HOLY SHIT! These things are bad for you! Shit, I thought they were good for you! I thought they had Vitamin C in them and stuff!" You fucking dolt! Doesn't matter how big the warnings are. You could have cigarettes that were called the warnings. You could have cigarettes that come in a black pack, with a skull and a cross bone on the front, called tumors and smokers would be lined up around the block going, "I can't wait to get my hands on these fucking things! I bet you get a tumor as soon as you light up! Numm Numm Numm Numm Numm" Doesn't matter how big the warnings are or how much they cost. Keep raising the prices, we'll break into your houses to get the fucking cigarettes, ok!? They're a drug, we're addicted, ok!? Numm Numm Numm Numm Numm *wheeze*"
That's math, and as everyone knows math has no relation to daily life. Why do they even try to teach us that useless crap?
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I would be very annoyed if your fat ass got up four times during the first half of the movie.
Sincerely,
The guy sitting next to you.
As long as the government is intervening in their every day life by providing a safety net for their irresponsible decisions, how is this a bad thing?
You see, according to the government's plan, I'm the enemy, 'cause I like to think; I like to read. I'm into freedom of speech and freedom of choice. I'm the kind of guy who likes to sit in a greasy spoon and wonder, "Gee, should I have the T-bone steak or the jumbo rack of barbecued ribs with the side order of gravy fries?" I WANT high cholesterol. I wanna eat bacon and butter and BUCKETS of cheese, okay? I want to smoke a Cuban cigar the size of Cincinnati. I want to run through the streets naked with green Jell-o all over my body reading Playboy magazine. Why? Because I suddenly might feel the need to, okay, pal? I've SEEN the future. Do you know what it is? It's a 47-year-old virgin sitting around in his pajamas, drinking a banana-broccoli shake, singing "I'm an Oscar Meyer Wiener".
TL;DNR but I can tell you, this would never happen in an Android market.
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Dennis, I didn't know you had a /. account! :)
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So selling 72-ounce slurpees is fine, as long as you add a shot of vodka?
Yup, that little boy that bangs his head on the wall for fun, He will breed at least 2-3 spawn before the 100+IQ person even get's laid once.
The stupid are outbreeding the smart 5 to 1.
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
Yes, 7-11 is more like a storage facility for toxic food items and expired milk products...
A) You completely misunderstand the medical system.
B) Even if we had a good single payer ,medical system, it would STILL be wrong to limit soda size. I can sit next to you and you cna drink all the soda you want and it doesn't impact me.
C) Fat fuckers would also be paying into the system that woudl pay for you thin fuckers medical bills when you fall off you bike.
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I wouldn't be able to; it's not BIG enough anymore!
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Well, if they'd waited a bit longer, for him to kill himself....waited till he died, they could have just cut him up and take him out in pieces....made it a ONE time job...and much easier on everyone.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.........
Me too
Sincerely, the guy sitting behind you, who doesn't want to see your fat ass instead of the screen.
Speak for yourself.
Sincerely,
Sir Mix-A-Lot
since evolution doesn't exist... i blame god
...Evolution works if you leave it the fuck alone....
So, do you wear glasses?